I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chen Mo's expression was rigid as he turned his head to look.

He saw He Yuzhi glaring at him, her wrist turning 180 degrees clockwise.

"You brat, I've been waiting at home for three days, and I've finally caught you!"

"Ah... it hurts, hurts, hurts!"

Chen Mo sucked in a breath of cold air, grimacing and begging for mercy.

The servants heard the commotion and looked up, He Yuzhi's face was stern. She said nothing more, grabbing Chen Mo as they headed to the study.

"What did the young master do to make the madam so angry?"

"Not sure, the madam's been staying in the mansion these days, she didn't even attend Madam Li's tea party. She keeps muttering things like 'rebel son', 'too ashamed to face people'..."

A few little maidservants covered their mouths, whispering secretly.

At this moment, Chen Fu came over and said coldly, "What are you all gossiping about here? Looking to get punished? Go do whatever you're supposed to be doing!"

"Yes."

Everyone shivered and scattered like birds and beasts.

Chen Fu watched the backs of the pair leaving, a trace of doubt in his expression.

He Yuzhi has always spoiled Chen Mo, giving in completely, almost to the point of indulgence. Even when Chen Mo tore up the marriage contract, she didn't get this angry...

His intuition told him the young master must have messed up big time...

Knock, knock, knock—

Just then, the main door of the Chen Mansion resounded with knocks.

Chen Fu walked forward, opened the door, and saw a woman in green standing at the entrance.

"You are..."

"I'm the Lin Residence's steward, delivering a letter by the order of Lady Jin Yun. I kindly ask you to pass it on and hopefully spare a moment for a meeting, much appreciated." The woman in green took out a gilded paper from her sleeve and handed it over with both hands.

"Lin Residence?"

Chen Fu was a bit stunned.

There are a few noble families with the surname Lin in Tiandu City, but only the one whose lady is the cousin of Her Majesty the Empress is called Lady Jin Yun!

Yet the Chen Family clearly belongs to the Imperial Consort's lineage, so why would the Lin Residence come to deliver a letter?

...

...

The atmosphere in the study was heavy.

Chen Mo stood with his head bowed and hands down.

He Yuzhi sat in the chair, arms crossed over her chest, coldly saying, "Speak, what's going on here?"

Chen Mo cautiously replied, "Mom, which matter are you referring to?"

"..."

He Yuzhi took a deep breath and said, "Let's start with the Jinxiu Workshop affair... The Empress told me that those trendy underwear were all designed by you, is this true or false?"

Knowing he couldn't hide it, Chen Mo nodded, "It's true."

He Yuzhi sat up straight, frowning, "So you're the Whip Hero?!"

"Uh, it was just a random alias..."

Chen Mo looked awkward. He hadn't thought much about it initially, but now hearing the name from his mother's mouth felt especially shameful, his toes could almost curl into a whole apartment.

He Yuzhi's chest heaved and her teeth gritted tightly, "It really is you! You really have the leisure to study women's clothing!"

Although she heard it from the Empress, she always found it hard to believe.

After all, Chen Mo was busy with public duties, handling several major cases continuously, and his cultivation was also increasing dramatically. Logically, he should have no time to fiddle with these things...

"It was just a casual thing." Chen Mo said in a low voice.

He Yuzhi: "..."

As a loyal customer of Jinxiu Workshop, she not only bought for herself but also extensively promoted it in the noblewomen's circles.

Because of its comfortable wear, excellent experience, and bold avant-garde design, it completely overturned traditional underwear, even helping enhance marital life...

Her several close friends privately praised, saying the underwear worked better than any doctor, their own husbands couldn't resist, whether in quantity or quality, everything improved...

If those people knew this "Mr. Chen" was her son, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause!

"Initially, I just wanted to make a few clothes to give away, but they accidentally spread out... Seeing the reception was quite positive, I directly collaborated with the Jinxiu Workshop boss, but I didn't expect it to cause such a huge impact..." Chen Mo explained.

"It's one thing if you played around with it yourself, but you dared to give them to the Empress!" He Yuzhi said sternly, "Fortunately, the Empress is magnanimous and didn't hold it against you, otherwise your life would be in danger!"

There are some insurmountable boundaries between outside officials and the Imperial Family. Giving gifts privately to the Imperial Concubine already violated court regulations, let alone tights, such intimate apparel!

If they really wanted to press charges, just labeling him with the crime of disrespect would be considered lenient!

Chen Mo remained silent.

He not only gave tights, but also bras, bodysuits, thongs, boss outfits...

Moreover, besides the Empress, the Imperial Concubine received her fair share...

But, of course, this sort of thing he dared not tell his mother.

He Yuzhi asked, "Besides the Empress, who else knows about this?"

Chen Mo replied, "Zhixia knows."

?

He Yuzhi now recalled, she only found out about this trendy underwear because she saw Shen Zhixia wearing it... Never thought this girl was keeping it a secret all along!

"Who else?"

"Qingxuan also knows..."

"..."

He Yuzhi's eyebrows shot up, her chest heaving.

So everyone else was aware, except for her?

Seeing Chen Mo's humble and respectful demeanor, she couldn't vent her anger, so she took a breath and said, "Though this can be considered a legitimate business, given that you're the Sky Scale Guard Deputy Thousand Households, holding an official position, spreading it could certainly have negative effects..."

Chen Mo asked, "Then what does Mom think should be done?"

He Yuzhi cleared her throat and said, "Such matters, you're not suitable to show up. Whenever you design a new piece, first pass the sketches to me. I'll help review them, then arrange personnel to liaise with the Jinxiu Workshop..."

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She says it's to review, but really she's trying to secure the first-hand supplies!